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334 BILL NO. 2234 By: Hilbert, Roberts (Dustin),
435 Hill, Frix, Fetgatter,
536 Marti, Moore, Pae, Davis,
637 Boles, Burns, Talley,
738 Manger and Humphrey of the
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1243 Taylor and Rader of the
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1949 An Act relating to revenue and taxation; enacting the
2050 Driving on Road Infrastructure with Vehicles of
2151 Electricity (DRIVE) Act of 2021 ; defining terms;
2252 stating purpose of tax pursuant to Sectio n 19 of
2353 Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution; imposing tax
2454 levy on certain transfer of electric power to
2555 electric vehicles; providing for rate of tax;
2656 providing for first date of tax levy; restricting
2757 imposition of tax on certain fees or charges;
2858 providing exemption from tax on charging electric
2959 vehicles at certain locations; requiring charging
3060 stations to make certain disclosures; prescribing
3161 requirements related to remittance of tax; imposing
3262 due date; requiring separate statement of tax on
3363 billing or invoices; providing exemption from tax for
3464 certain charging stat ions; providing for
3565 apportionment of revenue to the Driving on Road
3666 Infrastructure with Vehicles of Electricity (DRIVE)
3767 Revolving Fund; requiring registration of charging
3868 stations; imposing time limit for registration;
3969 imposing requirements for metering systems;
4070 authorizing Oklahoma Tax Commission to make
4171 inspections of charging stations; prescribing penalty
4272 for failure to remit tax; providing for inspections
4373 by Oklahoma Corporation Commission; authorizing
4474 administrative rules; providing for pena lties;
4575 providing for apportionment of penalty amounts;
46-providing for income tax credit for electric vehicle ENR. H. B. NO. 2234 Page 2
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103+providing for income tax credit for electric vehicle
47104 charging taxes paid for electric vehicle; imposing
48105 limit on credit amount based on registration fees
49106 paid; prohibiting use of credit to reduce tax
50107 liability amount to less than zero; providing for
51108 carryover; providing for additional vehicle
52109 registration fees for electric vehicles; providing
53110 for computation of registration fee amounts;
54111 providing for apportionment of fee revenues; creating
55112 the Driving on Road Infr astructure with Vehicles of
56113 Electricity (DRIVE) Revolving Fund; providing for
57114 apportionment of revenues to fund; providing for
58115 expenditure of funds; amending 47 O.S. 2011, Section
59116 1141.1, as amended by Section 4, Chapter 158, O.S.L.
60117 2012 (47 O.S. Supp. 202 0, Section 1141.1), which
61118 relates to motor license agents; providing for
62119 retention of certain amount with respect to electric
63120 vehicles; amending 68 O.S. 2011, Section 1355, as
64121 last amended by Section 1, Chapter 356, O.S.L. 2017
65122 (68 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 1355), which relates to
66123 payment of taxes in lieu of sales tax; providing tax
67124 on electricity transfers in lieu of state and local
68125 sales tax; providing for codification; and providing
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74131 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE O F OKLAHOMA:
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76132 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
77133 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6501 of Title 68, unless there
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80135 This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Driving on Road
81136 Infrastructure with Vehicle s of Electricity (DRIVE) Act of 2021 ".
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83137 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
84138 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6502 of Title 68, unless there
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89168 1. "Charging station" means equipment by which electric current
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94172 2. "Charging station operator" means any person, firm, general
95173 partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership,
96174 corporation, limited liability company or any other lawfully
97175 recognized business entity that owns or operates or owns and
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100177 3. "Electric vehicle" means a 100%-electric or plug-in hybrid
101178 electric motor vehicle with the following characteristics :
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103179 a. a 100%-electric motor vehicle originally equipped so
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106181 (1) draws propulsion energy solely from a battery
107182 with at least twenty (20) kilowatt hours of
108183 capacity, which can be recharged from any
109184 external source of electricity,
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111185 (2) is manufactured primarily for use on public
112186 streets, roads and highways, but does not include
113187 a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or
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118190 b. a plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle which is
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125221 (b) a battery with at least five (5) kilowatt
126222 hours of capacity, which can be recharged
127223 from an external source of electricity,
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129224 (2) is manufactured primarily for use on public
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136229 c. for purposes of this paragraph, the term "electric
137230 vehicle" does not include a vehicle that is
138231 manufactured primarily for off -road use, such as
139232 primarily for use on a golf course, and that has a
140233 maximum speed of thirty (30) miles per hour or less;
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142234 4. "Legacy chargers" means charging stations in operation prior
143235 to November 1, 2021, that have never had a metering system in place
144236 capable of measuring electricity transferred from the charging
145237 station to the vehicle or are incapable of measuring the time
146238 elapsed while actively charging a vehicle and placing a fee on the
147239 charging session; and
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149240 5. "Public charging station " means a location at which a
150241 charging station owner or operator conducts for -profit business
151242 using a metered system for the delivery of el ectric power to an
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152270 electric vehicle and charges the customer either for the electricity
153271 transferred to the power system of the vehicle o r for the duration
154272 of time during which electricity is transferred t o the power system
155273 of the vehicle.
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157274 SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
158275 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6503 of Title 68, unless there
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161277 Pursuant to the requirement of Section 19 of Article X of the
162278 Oklahoma Constitution, the purpose of the tax imposed pursuant to
163279 the provisions of this act is to provide revenue for general
164280 government expenditures .
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166281 SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
167282 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Secti on 6504 of Title 68, unless there
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170284 A. There is hereby imposed a tax of three cents ($0.03) per
171285 kilowatt hour or its equivalent , as determined by the Oklahoma Tax
172286 Commission, on the electric current used to charge or recharge the
173287 battery or batteries of an electric vehicle. The tax shall be
174288 levied beginning January 1, 2024.
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176289 B. The amount of tax prescribed or authorized by this section
177290 shall not include any fees or charges associated with the method f or
178-payment for the charging service , but shall be based only upon the
291+payment for the charging service but shall be based only upon the
179292 rate of tax and the electricity transferred during the charging
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182321 C. The tax imposed pursuant to this section shall not be
183322 applicable to electric vehicles charged at a private residence at
184323 which the owner or occupant of the residence uses electric power
185324 paid for by the owner or occupant of the residence which is supplied
186325 to the residence by a regulated public utility, an electric
187326 cooperative or other wholesale level of electric su pply, whether or
188327 not supplemented by electric power produced by the owner or occupant
189328 using solar energy or other methods to provide electric power to the
190329 residence.
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192330 SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
193331 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6505 of Title 68, unless there
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196333 A charging station operator shall make a full and conspicuous
197334 disclosure at the site of the charging station and on the website
198335 maintained by or on behalf of the owner or operator, if applicable,
199336 or on a mobile software application for use on a cell phone, tablet
200337 or similar handheld device of the rate at which the owner or
201338 operator charges for el ectric power transferred to an electric
202339 vehicle.
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204340 SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
205341 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6506 of Title 68, unless there
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208343 A. The tax imposed pursuant to the provisions of Secti on 4 of
209344 this act shall be remitted monthly by each charging station owner or
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210372 operator. The tax shall be remitted using such forms as the
211373 Oklahoma Tax Commission may prescribe for that purpose.
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213374 B. The tax and any required report shall be filed with the Ta x
214375 Commission not later than the twentieth day of the month following
215376 the month during which the electric charging for an electric vehicle
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218378 C. The charging station owner or operator shall separate ly
219379 state on any invoice or billing document provide d to the customer
220380 the amount of the tax imposed pursuant to Section 4 of this act and
221381 shall not include the tax amount in the total amount billed to the
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224383 D. The provisions of this section shall n ot prohibit a charging
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384+station owner or operator from imposing a fee or charge in addition
226385 to the kilowatt hour or other equivalent unit of measurement for the
227386 transfer of electric power to an electric vehicle.
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229387 E. Legacy chargers shall be exempt from remi tting the tax
230388 levied in this section until November 1, 2041.
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232389 F. Public charging stations that have never charged a fee for
233390 their use shall be exempt from remitting the tax levied in this
234391 section until November 1, 2041.
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236392 SECTION 7. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
237393 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6507 of Title 68, unless there
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241423 provisions of Section 4 of this act shall be apportioned to the
242424 Driving on Road Infrastructure with Vehicles of Electricity (DRIVE)
243425 Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 1 2 of this act.
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245426 SECTION 8. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
246427 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6508 of Title 68, unless there
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249429 A. All charging stations in operation prior to the effective
250430 date of this act shall register with the Oklahoma Tax Commission not
251431 later than January 31, 2024. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall
252432 provide or make available updated registration information to the
253433 Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
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255434 B. For a charging station which begins operations for the first
256435 time on or after November 1, 2021, the charging station owner or
257436 operator shall register with the Oklahoma Tax Commission not later
258437 than fifteen (15) days after the date as of which the first business
259438 operations at the station site begin or by January 31, 2024,
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262440 C. Any public charging station for an electric vehicle
263441 constructed or which begins operations for the first time on or
264442 after November 1, 2021, shall use a metering system that is capable
265443 of imposing the cost for the charging service using a unit per
266444 kilowatt hour or a co mparable measurement as determined by the Tax
267445 Commission, such as time elapsed while charging and the charging
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268473 capacity of the charging station . The metering system shall include
269474 a system by which an audit of the electricity supplied through the
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475+system may be performed to determine the amount of electrici ty
271476 transferred to a customer and the cost charged by the charging
272477 station owner or operator for each unit of electricity transferred.
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274478 D. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall have the authority to
275479 inspect the premises and equipment of any charging s tation owner or
276480 operator to enforce compliance with the provisions of this section.
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278481 E. If a charging station owner or operat or fails to remit the
279482 tax as required by the provisions of this act, th e Oklahoma Tax
280483 Commission shall begin proceedings to terminate the cha rging station
281484 owner or operator license to do business for failure to remit in the
282485 same manner as prescribed by law for failure to remit sales tax.
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284486 SECTION 9. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
285487 in the Oklahoma Statutes as S ection 6509 of Title 68, unless there
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288489 A. The Oklahoma Corporation Commissio n shall have the authority
289490 to require the inspection of the premises and equipment of any
290491 charging station owner or operator to enforce compliance with the
291492 provisions of this section.
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295494 1. Require periodic third-party testing, calibration and
296495 inspection reports and require that those reports be submitted to
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301526 responsibilities of the Commission pursuant to this act; an d
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308531 requirements of this section or any rules promulgated to implement
309532 the requirements of this section, the charging station operator
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534+Commission not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per day, per
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314536 D. All fees, fines or assessments collecte d through the
315537 provisions of this section shall be deposited into the Oklahoma
316538 Corporation Commission Revolving Fund.
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318539 SECTION 10. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
319540 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6510 of Title 68, unless there
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322542 A. As used in this section, " qualified electric vehicle" means
323543 a 100%-electric or plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle with the
324544 following characteristics:
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326545 1. A 100%-electric motor vehicle originally equipped so that
327546 the vehicle:
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329574 a. draws propulsion energy solely from a battery with at
330575 least twenty (20) kilowatt hours of capacity, which
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340582 2. A plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle which is originally
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358594 electric and plug-in hybrid electric mo tor vehicle" does not include
359595 a vehicle that is manufactured primarily for off -road use, such as
360596 primarily for use on a golf course, and that has a maximum speed of
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363625 B. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 202 3, there
364626 shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed pursuant to
365627 Section 2355 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes in the amount of
366628 electric vehicle charging taxes paid by an individual or lawfully
367629 recognized entity pursuant to Section 4 of this ac t.
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369630 C. With respect to a natural person filing e ither a single
370631 status income tax return or persons filing a married status joint
371632 return, the amount of the credit otherwise authorized by this
372633 section shall not exceed the total amount of registration fees fo r
373634 electric vehicles paid by the person or person s during the taxable
374635 year for which the tax credit is claimed.
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376636 D. With respect to a taxpayer that is not a natural person, the
377637 amount of the credit otherwise authorized by this section shall not
378638 exceed the total amount of registration fees for electric ve hicles
379639 paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year for which the tax
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382641 E. The credit authorized by the provisions of this section
383642 shall not be used to reduce the tax liability to less than zero (0).
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385643 F. To the extent not used, the credit authorized by the
386644 provisions of this section may be carried over, in order, to each of
387645 the five (5) succeeding taxable years.
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390647 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6511 of Title 68, unless there
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393676 A. In addition to the registration fees required pursuant to
394677 the provisions of Section 11 32 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
395678 at the time of initial and renewal registration for any electric
396679 vehicle, there shall be a n additional fee based on the weight of the
397680 electric vehicle as provided by subsections B and C of this section .
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401682 1. Class 1 vehicle means one having a gross weight of less than
402683 six thousand (6,000) pounds;
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404684 2. Class 2 vehicle means one having a gross weight of at least
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408687 3. Class 3, 4, 5 and 6 vehicle means one having a gross weight
409688 of greater than ten thousand (10,000) pounds but not greater than
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412690 4. Class 7 and 8 vehicle means one having a gross weight in
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416693 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles shall be as follows:
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420695 2. One Hundred Fifty -eight Dollars ($158.00) for Class 2
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424698 5 and 6 vehicles; and
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436732 3. Two Hundred Seventy -two Dollars ($272.00) for Class 3, 4, 5
437733 and 6 vehicles; and
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439734 4. One Thousand Six Hundred Eighty -seven Dollars ($1,687.00)
440735 for Class 7 and 8 vehicles.
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443737 imposed pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be
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445739 Electricity (DRIVE) Revolving Fund cr eated pursuant to Section 12 of
446740 this act.
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448741 F. Beginning July 1, 2027, the revenues derived from the fees
449742 imposed pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be
450743 apportioned as follows:
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452744 1. Eighty-five percent (85%) shall be apportioned to the
453745 Driving on Road Infrastru cture with Vehicles of Electricity (DRIVE)
454746 Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 1 2 of this act; and
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456747 2. Fifteen percent (15%) shall be apportioned to the various
457748 counties of the state. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall distribute
458749 such funds monthly to each county treasurer in the same manner as
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460778 paragraph 4 of subsection A of Section 500.6 of Title 68 of the
461779 Oklahoma Statutes. Each county treasurer shall deposit such funds
462780 to the county's county highway fund and such funds shall be u sed for
463781 maintenance and operations.
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465782 SECTION 12. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
466783 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6512 of Title 68, unless there
467784 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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469785 There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund
470786 for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation to be designated the
471787 "Driving on Road Infrastructure with Vehicles of Electricity (DRIVE)
472788 Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject
473789 to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received
474790 by the Department of Transportation from sources provided by law .
475791 All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby
476792 appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department of
477793 Transportation for the purpose of administering the provisions of
478794 this act. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants
479795 issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by
480796 law with the Director of the Office of Management and E nterprise
481797 Services for approval and payment.
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483798 SECTION 13. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2011, Section 1141.1, as
484799 amended by Section 4, Chapter 158, O.S.L. 2012 (47 O.S. Supp. 2020,
485800 Section 1141.1), is amended to read as follows:
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490831 motor license agent sub ject to the provisions of Sections 1140
491832 through 1147 of this title:
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493833 1. Beginning July 1, 2005, Two Dollars and eighty -one cents
494834 ($2.81) for each vehicle registered and for each special license
495835 plate issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
496836 Registration Act. Beginning July 1, 2006, and therea fter, Three
497837 Dollars and fifty-six cents ($3.56) for each vehicle registered and
498838 for each special license plate issued pursuant to the Oklahoma
499839 Vehicle License and Registration Act;
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501840 2. One Dollar and twenty -five cents ($1.25) for each
502841 certificate of title issued for boats and motors pursuant to the
503842 Oklahoma Statutes;
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505843 3. For each certificate of registration issued for boats and
506844 motors pursuant to the Oklahoma Statutes, an amount determined
507845 pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of this section;
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509846 4. Two Dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25) for each
510847 certificate of title issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Vehicle License
511848 and Registration Act. Provided, the fee retention amount for
512849 certificates of title issued pursuant to the provisions of
513850 subsection H of Section 1105 of this title, in which an insurer pays
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514878 the optional twenty-two-dollar-fee amount, is Four Dollars and fifty
515879 cents ($4.50);
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517880 5. Beginning October 1, 2000, three percent (3%) of the vehicle
518881 excise tax collected pursuant to Section 2103 of Title 68 of the
519882 Oklahoma Statutes. Beginning July 1, 2001, each motor license agent
520883 shall be entitled to retain three and one hundred twenty -five one-
521884 thousandths percent (3.125%) of the vehicle excise tax collected
522885 pursuant to Section 2103 of Title 68 of the Okla homa Statutes.
523886 Beginning July 1, 2002, and for all subsequent years, each motor
524887 license agent shall be entitled to retain three and twenty -five one-
525888 hundredths percent (3.25%) of the vehicle excise tax colle cted
526889 pursuant to Section 2103 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
527890 However, beginning July 1, 2003, the Legislature shall annually
528891 review the percentage to be retained by the motor license agents
529892 pursuant to this paragraph to determine whether such perce ntage
530893 should be adjusted;
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532894 6. Four percent (4%) of the excise tax collected on the
533895 transfer of boats and motors pursuant to the Oklahoma Statutes;
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535896 7. Two Dollars ($2.00) for each driver license, endorsement,
536897 identification license, or renewal or duplicate issued pursuant to
537898 Section 6-101 et seq. of this title;
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539899 8. Two Dollars ($2.00) for the recording of security interests
540900 as provided in Section 1110 of this title;
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543929 to subsection L of Section 11 05 of this title;
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545930 10. Three Dollars ($3.00) for e ach inspection conducted
546931 pursuant to subsection M of Section 1105 of this title;
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548932 11. One Dollar ($1.00) for each certificate of ownership filed
549933 pursuant to subsection R of Section 1105 of this title;
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551934 12. One Dollar ($1.00) for each temporary permit issue d
552935 pursuant to Section 1124 of this title;
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554936 13. One Dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) for processing each
555937 proof of financial responsibility, driver license information,
556938 insurance verification information, and o ther additional information
557939 as provided in Section 7-602 of this title;
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559940 14. The mailing fees and registration fees provided in Sections
560941 1131 and 1140 of this title;
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562942 15. The notary fee provided in Section 1143 of this title;
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564943 16. Three Dollars ($3.00) for each lien entry form completed
565944 and recorded on a certificate of title pursuant to subsection G of
566945 Section 1105 of this title;
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568946 17. Seven Dollars ($7.00) for each notice of transfer as
569947 provided by subsection B of Section 1107.4 of this title;
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571948 18. Seven Dollars ($7.00) for each certificate of title or eac h
572949 certificate of registration issued for repossessed vehicles pursuant
573950 to Section 1126 of this title;
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576979 the motor license agent for the furnish ing of a summary of a traffic
577980 record; and
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579981 20. Beginning July 1, 2009, each motor license agent shall also
580982 be entitled to a portion of the penalties for delinquent
581983 registration or payment of excise tax as provided for in subsection
582984 C of Section 1115, subse ction F of Section 1132 and subsection C of
583985 Section 1151 of this title and of subsection A of Section 2103 of
584986 Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes ;
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586987 21. Beginning with the effective date of this act, each motor
587988 license agent shall be entitled to retain Three Dollars and fifty-
588989 six cents ($3.56) for each elec tric vehicle registered pursuant to
589990 the provisions of this act and such amount shall be in addition to
590991 any other amount otherwise authorized by this section to be retained
591992 with respect to a vehicle ; and
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593993 22. Beginning with the effective date of this act, e ach motor
594994 license agent shall be entitled to retain three and twenty -five one-
595995 hundredths percent (3.25%) of the vehicle excise tax collected
596996 pursuant to Section 2103 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes for
597997 each electric vehicle but such amount shall not b e in addition to
598998 any other amount otherwise authorized by this section to be retained
599999 with respect to a vehicle .
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6011027 The balance of the funds collected shall be remitted to the
6021028 Oklahoma Tax Commission as provid ed in Section 1142 of this title to
6031029 be apportioned pursuant to Section 1104 of this title.
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6051030 B. For each certificate of registration issued for boats and
6061031 motors, each motor license agent shall be entitled to retain the
6071032 greater of One Dollar and twenty -five cents ($1.25) or an amount to
6081033 be determined by the Tax Commission according to the provisions of
6091034 this subsection. At the end of fiscal year 1997 and each fiscal
6101035 year thereafter, the Tax Commission shall compute the average amount
6111036 of registration fees for all boats and motors registered in this
6121037 state during the fiscal year and shall multiply the result by six
6131038 and twenty-two one-hundredths percent (6.22%). The resulting
6141039 product shall be the amount which may be retained by each motor
6151040 license agent for each c ertificate of registration for boats and
6161041 motors issued during the following calendar year.
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6181042 SECTION 14. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2011, Section 1355, as
6191043 last amended by Section 1, Chapter 356, O.S.L. 2017 (68 O.S. Supp.
6201044 2020, Section 1355), is amended to read as follows:
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6221045 Section 1355. There are hereby specifically exempted from the
6231046 tax levied pursuant to the provisions of Section 1350 et seq. of
6241047 this title:
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6261048 1. Sale of gasoline, motor fuel, methanol, "M-85" which is a
6271049 mixture of methanol a nd gasoline containing at least eighty -five
6281050 percent (85%) methanol, compressed natural gas, liquefied natural
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6301079 Gasoline Excise Tax, Special Fuels Tax or the fee in lieu of Special
6311080 Fuels Tax levied in Section 500.1 et seq., Section 601 et seq. or
6321081 Section 701 et seq. of this title has been, or will be paid;
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6341082 2. For the sale of motor vehicles or any optional equipment or
6351083 accessories attached to motor vehicles on which the Oklahoma Motor
6361084 Vehicle Excise Tax levied in Section 2101 et seq. of this title has
6371085 been, or will be paid, all but a portion of the levy provided under
6381086 Section 1354 of this title, equal to one and twenty -five-hundredths
6391087 percent (1.25%) of the gross receipts of such sales. Provided, th e
6401088 sale of motor vehicles shall not be subject to a ny sales and use
6411089 taxes levied by cities, counties or other jurisdictions of the
6421090 state;
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6441091 3. Sale of crude petroleum or natural or casinghead gas and
6451092 other products subject to gross production tax pursuant to the
6461093 provisions of Section 1001 et seq. and Sectio n 1101 et seq. of this
6471094 title. This exemption shall not apply when such products are sold
6481095 to a consumer or user for consumption or use, except when used for
6491096 injection into the earth for the purpose of promo ting or
6501097 facilitating the production of oil or gas. This paragraph shall not
6511098 operate to increase or repeal the gross production tax levied by the
6521099 laws of this state;
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6541100 4. Sale of aircraft on which the tax levied pursuant to the
6551101 provisions of Sections 6001 t hrough 6007 of this title has been, or
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6571130 to the provisions of Section 6003 of this title;
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6591131 5. Sales from coin-operated devices on which the fee imposed by
6601132 Sections 1501 through 1512 of this title has been paid;
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6621133 6. Leases of twelve (12) mo nths or more of motor vehicles in
6631134 which the owners of the vehicles have paid the vehicle excise tax
6641135 levied by Section 2103 of this title;
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6661136 7. Sales of charity game equipment on which a tax is levied
6671137 pursuant to the Oklahoma Charity Games Act, Section 401 e t seq. of
6681138 Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes, or which is sold to an
6691139 organization that is:
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6711140 a. a veterans' organization exempt from taxation pursuant
6721141 to the provisions of paragraph (4), (7), (8), (10) or
6731142 (19) of subsection (c) of Section 501 of the United
6741143 States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26
6751144 U.S.C., Section 501(c) et seq.,
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6771145 b. a group home for mentally disabled individuals exempt
6781146 from taxation pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
6791147 (3) of subsection (c) of Section 501 of the United
6801148 States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26
6811149 U.S.C., Section 501(c) et seq., or
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6831150 c. a charitable healthcare health care organization which
6841151 is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of
6851152 paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of Section 501 of the
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6871181 amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c) et seq.;
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6891182 8. Sales of cigarettes or tobacco products to:
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6911183 a. a federally recognized Indian tribe or nation which
6921184 has entered into a compa ct with the State of Oklahoma
6931185 pursuant to the prov isions of subsection C of Section
6941186 346 of this title or to a licensee of such a tribe or
6951187 nation, upon which the payment in lieu of taxes
6961188 required by the compact has been paid, or
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6981189 b. a federally recognized In dian tribe or nation or to a
6991190 licensee of such a tr ibe or nation upon which the tax
7001191 levied pursuant to the provisions of Section 349.1 or
7011192 Section 426 of this title has been paid;
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7031193 9. Leases of aircraft upon which the owners have paid the
7041194 aircraft excise tax levied by Section 6001 et seq. of this title or
7051195 which are specifically exempt from such tax pursuant to the
7061196 provisions of Section 6003 of this title;
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7081197 10. The sale of low -speed or medium-speed electrical vehicles
7091198 on which the Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Excise Tax levied in Section
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7121200 11. Effective January 1, 2005, sales of cigarettes on which the
7131201 tax levied in Section 301 et seq. of this title or tobacco products
7141202 on which the tax levied in Section 401 et s eq. of this title has
7151203 been paid; and
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7181232 Section 2 of this act when the electricity is sold by a charging
7191233 station owner or operator for purposes of charging an electric
7201234 vehicle as defined by Section 2 of this act and the tax imposed
7211235 pursuant to Section 4 of this act is collected and remitted to the
7221236 Oklahoma Tax Commission .
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7241237 SECTION 15. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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744-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
745-Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
746-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
747-By: _________________________________
748-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
749-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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753- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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755-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
756-Received by the Office of t he Secretary of State this __________
757-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
758-By: _________________________________
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